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Exams 2 – A2C rewrite Adrian Kilburn Product Manager. Annual Conference 2013. UNIT-e timeline - 1. 2012 Initial analysis of v1.0 specification 2013 Deeper analysis Questions raised F urther contributions to the design discussions Core A2C developments started Candidate numbering
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Exams 2 – A2C rewriteAdrian KilburnProduct Manager Annual Conference 2013
UNIT-e timeline - 1 • 2012 • Initial analysis of v1.0 specification • 2013 • Deeper analysis • Questions raised • Further contributions to the design discussions • Core A2C developments started • Candidate numbering • Core transactions • Dec 2013 platform release • Initial version for review
UNIT-e timeline - 2 • 2014 • Further developments in spring and summer releases • Exams officer training • September 2014 - Phase 1 pilot sites Go live (November Resits & Vocational) • November 2014 - Phase 2 pilots added (January modules) • 2015 • Further developments • January 2015 - Wider rollout for any site (Summer exams) • September 2015 - Final sites move across • December 2015 • De-support old exams software….. initially for entries, later for results
Key assumption – but not yet confirmed! • No migration of open entries • Old style entries can only have old style results • New style results must be preceded by new style entries • Centres parallel run old and new exams software (Old for results, new for entries) • December 2015 switch-off refers to entries not to results
24+ Advanced learning Loans (= most adults aged 24+ on L3+ courses) • On-line Applications commenced March/April • Colleges must provide essential information to applicant Course reference, Learning Aim, Fee etc. • Loans commence 1 August • Colleges must provide Attendance Confirmation • Two-weeks after enrolment start (needs ULN) • But ULN now expected before Attendance Confirmation! • Colleges must also provide Change of Circumstance • Final specification publishedThursday 10 May!!! • Far too late for July platform • To be released as an update over the summer.
ILR • IA’s radical review of fields • 31 fields removed • 16 new fields • Guided learning hours at enrolment replaced by two new fields at learner level: • Planned learning hours • Planned employability, enrichment and pastoral hours UNIT-e has appropriate fields at Learner and Enrolment level • Review of R13 return date • Confirmed as last week of October
UNIT-e ILR Validation & Error Correction • Announced at last year’s conference • 4.24 (March) • Initial Tooling released • Partial 12/13 rule set • 4.25 (July) • Slightly updated tools • Full 13/14 rule set • Further details in summer user group